Contact Instructional Design
USF's Instructional Design team offers 1:1 consultations and hosts workshops in support of active learning, research-based best practices for course design, and the implementation of educational technologies in traditional (face-to-face) and digital education.
Who We Are
Susan Zolezzi
Associate Director
Susan oversees strategic initiatives to promote online, hybrid and technology assisted education. She co-chairs the Student Hybrid Experience Advisory Board (Office of the Provost) and is USF's Quality Matters Coordinator.
Angie Portacio
Senior Instructional Designer
Angie’s areas of expertise include online and hybrid course design, active learning pedagogies, the Quality Matters framework, and Universal Design for Learning (UDL)/accessible design. She liaises with USF's Schools of Education, Law, and Nursing & Health Professions.
Jill Ballard
Instructional Designer
Jill’s areas of expertise include online and hybrid course design, active learning, learning assessment and alignment, and learning analytics. She liaises with USF's College of Arts & Sciences.
Mishiara Baker
Audio/Visual Multimedia Developer
Mishiara’s areas of expertise include professionally-produced course videos, self-recorded video and podcasting best practices, instructional light board videos, and interactive course multimedia.
Guest Contributors
Andy Chan, Austin Palaad, Jori Marshall, Matthew Kim, Nouar Nour, Omelia Tennant, and Yiting Wu